about HP laptops pre-equipped with
Linux offered in Thailand.
Thailand’s Information and
Communications Technology Ministry earlier stated that HP would market
Linux notebooks in Thailand starting at $450. The notice proved
premature. Alex Gruzen, senior vice president and general
manager of the mobile computing group at HP said at
ZDNET:
“We had a team ready to install their version of Linux, but
in the end we just didn’t close it, […] the deal was never
finalised.”
So as stated in the
(discussed at
SlashDot)
manufacturer support for Linux laptops is still poor. Also support for
parts and accessories is lacking. For example: though the new Centrino(TM)
technology by
Intel has not yet announced Linux support for the WLAN part of Centrino.”
Link: http://tuxmobil.org